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Cold air intake, new exhaust, Tein coilovers, and a NOS kit:

What are you, seventeen years old?	4 votes - 100 %

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I want Dr. Wife's job by sasquatchan (4.00 / 1) #1 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:36:18 AM EST

though my comments would not be nearly as funny or snarky. hahah. Riot. Did you at least smack her rear/grab a boob with a nice greasy hand when you were done ? Or make some Tim Allen 'I am man, hear me roar' type noises ?

A friend put a cold air intake on his Honda.. A whole big aftermarket addone kit he got.. Ripped off the old air filter/intake (top center left, as you look at engine) and there was a nice 'gap' to run new piping down to 'ground'.. Seemed easy, but it took him most of a day. No bumper removal, at least, or cutting holes, removing things like your exhaust regulator (isn't that an EPA violation ? Oh, wait, you live in texas, carry on.)

: All emissions by blixco (4.00 / 1) #3 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:44:24 AM EST

controls are still in place: the MAS, the EGR piping, and the broadband O2 sensor / air temp probe are still there. Here in Austin we started having emissions checking last year. They've done it in Houston and El Paso for a few years.
So, yeah: no more "test pipes" or "off road only" mods for me. The next thing will be a less restrictive catalytic converter, muffler, and resonator. At that point I'll be done: the car will be breathing better than I do.
And in reality, her comments weren't snarky. She's hilarious, she really is.
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This is painfully pornographic for me by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #2 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:39:42 AM EST

Sadly, I don't have the time, money or energy for such a thing, and it hurts, becuase I know there's a rice burning beast lurking within my 16 valve '95 Tercel, I just can't unlock it.

Toyotas by blixco (2.00 / 0) #4 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:47:18 AM EST

are a pain to mod. There's an Ecuadorian guy down the street from me, he's a mechanic and he spends evenings modding and fixing Toyotas on the side. He's been working on a Celica for the past week, trying to get a new intake manifold and a new exhaust manifold + exhaust into it.

I don't know why the smaller Toyotas are such a pain to work with. I do know that the Supra was King Hell Ricer, especially in twin turbo clothes; I saw one that had 1200hp, but was still street legal. Not very friendly, mind, but legal.
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Speaking of which by riceowlguy (4.00 / 1) #17 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 01:35:03 PM EST

why does Toyota insist on killing off their best models? The Supra was truly awesome, and what the hell made them kill the MR2 Spyder? That car fits what I want PERFECTLY. Mid-engine, cool-looking, convertible....sigh.

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Indeed. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #19 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 02:16:29 PM EST

But it's the sales. Toyota is an old folk's brand here in the US. The cooler models in Japan won't ever make it here.

Hell, they had to create a whole new division (Scion) to appeal to the younger markets. Thankfully, though, they're updating the styles a bit. The newer cars are OK looking, and those Lexus IS250 and IS350s? Holy crap, what a beautiful car.
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: I blame CART/IRL by riceowlguy (4.00 / 1) #20 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 02:32:41 PM EST

If open-wheel racing in this country hadn't shot itself in the head by splitting itself, and it was actually still popular, maybe people would still remember that Toyota's engineers pretty much rule the school.

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I'm packing half a rod here. by miker2 (4.00 / 1) #8 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:59:58 AM EST

I miss those lost weekends in high school tinkering on my Camaro with my friends. That was fun.

Ah, sociopathy. How warm, how comforting, thy sweet embrace. - MNS
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Oh my god. by grendel (4.00 / 1) #5 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:53:13 AM EST

I miss Doc so much sometimes. I could practically hear her voice while reading this. This totally cracked me up.

You should have done this while I was visiting... just imagine how much worse we could have made it.... remember when we helped Mike replace the clutch in his pickup?

Enjoy teaching the pukes humility.

Man, by blixco (4.00 / 1) #6 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:55:50 AM EST

we would have caught the car on fire, I'm sure.

The work was OK except for the bumper re-install: the filter was too far forward, so the bumper didn't fit. Had to make some holes larger, etc.

It was also 120 degrees on the ground, and I lost roughly 12 pounds in sweat.

On the plus side, I'm in serious pain.

I'll have to record the noise this car makes now. Holy crap. It seriously sounds like an uncorked turbo. All i need is that stupid wastegate "pshhhh" sound between gears.
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Just get a CD of the wastegate hiss. by grendel (4.00 / 1) #7 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:58:45 AM EST

Or hire someone and have them hang out in the backseat with a bullhorn.

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Yeah, some homeless dude. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #9 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:11:25 AM EST

Pay him a living wage to ride around with me and go "Psshhhh" at 100 watts everytime I take my foot off the gas.

That's an excellent idear.

There is a company that sells a device that makes the wastegate / blowoff valve noise. Little peizo horn speaker with like 50 watts, loud little fucker. I totally wanted to put it in Laurea's truck. Beat up Mazda B2300, that'd be great.

Only better thing would be on my bicycle. Playing card in the spokes and a "psshhhh" noise everytime I shift gears!
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Check it: by blixco (2.00 / 0) #12 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:16:33 AM EST

http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/28/vroombox-pimp-your-rides-engine-sound/
Fucking great.
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That's awsome by Bob Abooey (4.00 / 2) #15 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:19:35 AM EST

it's the adult version of sticking playing cards in your bicycle's spokes to simulate engine noise

Warmest regards,
--Your best pal Bob
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: Yep. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #16 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:27:42 AM EST

There's another company that is linked in that thread, they just make a blowoff valve thingy: http://sunamiturbo.com/sunamiturbo.html
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How much shorter is your erect penis now? by komet (4.00 / 2) #10 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:13:06 AM EST

It sounds like you lost at least three eighths of an inch there.

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<ni> komet: You are functionally illiterate as regards trashy erotica.

: Only by blixco (2.00 / 0) #13 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:17:22 AM EST

about 2mm.
It was totally worth it, though.
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(shudder) by zarathus (4.00 / 1) #11 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:13:10 AM EST

If you value what few shreds of respect you have for me you should refrain from uttering the phrase "manly greased-up shirtless sweating animosity" within a 100m radius of my ears.

Got it?

Good!

You have been warned.

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Did I mention by blixco (4.00 / 1) #14 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:18:24 AM EST

that I had to take a cold shower afterward, and that the heat from my naked body was enough to make the water actually appreciably hotter?
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I'm still waiting for pictures. by ad hoc (4.00 / 1) #18 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 01:35:23 PM EST

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Close friendships and a private room can offer most of the things love does.
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: Well, by blixco (4.00 / 1) #29 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 08:58:03 AM EST

I've been asked to not post them by the President of the United States of America.
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Please Mr Blixco, by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #21 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 03:15:27 PM EST

is there something wrong with my car? It doesn't seem to mix in the fuel until the air's already in the cylinder.

Heh. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #22 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 03:21:58 PM EST

Yeah yeah yeah, get all picky on me. Sheesh.
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Getting on for 50% of the UK market now. by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #23 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 03:46:12 PM EST

They last for ever, compared to Otto cycle machines.

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I really do wish by blixco (2.00 / 0) #28 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 08:56:49 AM EST

we had a better selection here, I really do. Biodiesel would be fun.
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: I know, by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #30 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 12:57:12 PM EST

it was just good natured joshing. I am aware that you know much more of these things than I do.
Also you have someone handy to make you laugh while you're doing it, which sounds pleasurable.

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Begone Furner! by wumpus (4.00 / 1) #24 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:36:10 PM EST

Real merican cars run on gas-o-line. Not petro, not diesel, gasoline. One of the first things W did in office was to keep the sulphur in the diesel to make sure nobody tried any of this silly TDI business and use less of the stuff.

Wumpus

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: That's supposed to change by blixco (2.00 / 0) #27 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 08:55:16 AM EST

this year? Or by 2009. But even then the new EPA tier 2 regs will be too tough for most deisels. But by then, we might be outta gas.
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the noise by LilFlightTest (4.00 / 1) #25 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 07:20:52 AM EST

before nick wrecked his car, we were forced to accelerate like mad because of the fun noise. in fact, i almost just simulated the noise, which would be bad because people are still sleeping.
Send me to Austria!

Heck yes. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #26 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 08:54:09 AM EST

I am a stoplight hero now, waildly and wickedly accelerating to get that sound. I love it.

I went to the Acura dealer yesterday to get some parts (pollen filters...the previous owner smoked, and new filters cured the "old nightclub" smell) and the parts guy came running out when he heard my car. "Is that the Injen intake? I have one of those. Dude! Rev your engine!"
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: the current build by LilFlightTest (4.00 / 1) #31 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 03:54:20 PM EST

has no special intake, but the turbo should take care of the noise.
Send me to Austria!
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